Welcome to the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association. KyQHA
serves as Kentucky's AQHA Affiliate Association to bring
all Quarter Horse owners and associations together throughout
the state.
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The Kentucky Quarter Horse Association in Cooperation with the Kentucky Quarter Horse Breeders' Association Announces the: Kentucky Futurities Horse Show 2010 Labor Day Weekend - September 4-6, 2010 - Liberty, Kentucky Because of outstanding response to our Futurity show being held on Labor Day weekend we are going to a TWO RING FORMAT – PLEASE REVIEW THIS REVISED SHOW BILL BELOW. Kentucky Quarter Horse Association.
2010 AQHYA Racing Experience The 2010 AQHYA Racing Experience is quickly approaching. The Experience this year will be held at Lone Star Park in Dallas, TX, October 13 through October 17. The Racing Experience is an opportunity for Youth members to see the real world of racing and get a taste of the processes which make the industry run. The trip should be fun, as well as a valuable learning experience. Requirements: Youth must be 16 years old as of January 1st of 2010. Racing affiliates may send one youth from their regional experience by sending in their application by September 1. Youth may also apply to be an At-Large Participant. To apply, AQHA must receive your application by September 1 as well. No exceptions will be made.
Financial Aid Opportunity: $6,000 worth of scholarships will be awarded according to the youth's over all scores. These scores from the pre-experience notebook, the second half of the notebook completed at the experience and the barn test will determine recipients.It's time to get those applications in so don't delay there are a very limited number of spots available. To apply for the 2010 AQHYA Racing Experience: http://www.aqha.com/youth/pdf/racingapplication.pdf
8/1/2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE KENTUCKY QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION BREEDERS' INCENTIVE FUND PAYOUTS ANNOUNCED FOR SHOW POINTS EARNED DURING 2009 (August 1, 2010) - The most successful state breeder's incentive program of the last 25 years, the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Breeders' Incentive Fund (KyQHA BIF), has released projected payouts resulting from points earned by eligible horses in shows recognized by the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) during 2009, the most recently completed competition year. Both the number of winners and also the point values are up from last year, according to the Association. "There are more show-horse owners, foal nominators, and stallion nominators eligible for payments this year from the BIF Program than ever before," reported Norm Luba, the BIF Committee Chairman. "There are nearly 650 eligible winners for 2009, compared to about 450 for 2008 and 153 for 2007," he said. "In addition, the value of the points has gone up from an average of $72.33 for all show horses in 2008 to $187.99 per point for senior show horses and $115.54 per point for junior show horses in 2009." Rich Wilcke, KyQHA President, commented on the numbers by saying, "In 2008, the KyQHA made some forward-thinking changes to how these funds from the State of Kentucky are distributed by the KyQHA. We're gratified that the several steps we took have led both to significantly higher point values for 2009 show horse events than for 2008 events and also to a greater number of horse buyers and exhibitors earning these awards. The upshot is that a vast majority of the individual owners and nominators of Kentucky-bred American Quarter Horses will have earned larger incentive checks this year." The KyQHA BIF payouts are based upon show points earned in all recognized AQHA competitions. As of press time, the racing points for eligible Kentucky-bred Quarter Horses in 2009 had not yet been tabulated or received from the AQHA. Because show points and racing points are calculated differently by the AQHA, two pools are created - one for show and one for race. On average, they are virtually the same per each horse. The list of award winners can be viewed on the website of the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association at www.kyqha.com. In keeping with the protocol established over previous years, information regarding the horses, the points earned, the award amounts, etc., will remain posted on the KyQHA website for at least thirty days for public review. There is an automated response mechanism available for comment and/or corrections. "An exhaustive review has been accomplished prior to the posting of these results, and then, with tens of thousands of additional eyes now reviewing the information while it is posted on the website, any known or suspected improprieties, as well as any inaccuracies concerning the calculations, can be reported to the KyQHA easily and anonymously," stated Bennie Sargent, AQHA Director and member of the KyQHA BIF Committee. Comments can also be made by calling toll-free (888) 367-5742 and leaving a message on the BIF Fraud Hotline (option #2). All records receiving an "inquiry" are highlighted in red on the website so that interested parties can closely examine them. They will remain highlighted until follow-up investigations are completed. Payouts will be reported to the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission after the comment period ends. Any new investigation that may result as a result of the comment period will not delay payouts for others. All award winners are required to be current year (2010) AQHA and KyQHA members. Any winner who is not a member will be notified via regular mail and highlighted in yellow on the web site so that his or her memberships can be updated. The Kentucky Quarter Horse Association is the official affiliate of the American Quarter Horse Association. Additional information about the KyQHA BIF, membership forms, as well as other programs, can be found by visiting the web site at: www.kyqha.com.
The Kentucky Quarter Horse Association donated $250 to the highest placing KyBIF horse in each go-round of the NPBA Futurity. The National Pole Bending Association Championship Show was held in Murfeesboro, TN on June 11 & 12, 2010. Chuck Givens presented a check for $250 to the first go-round winner of the National Pole Bending Futurity, Nathan Peoples of Flamouth, Kentucky exhibiting Lightning Bayou. Pictured with Nathan are his two children. Chuck also presented a check for $250 to the second go-round winner of National Pole Bending Futurity...Glen Law of Morgantown, Indiana exhibiting Lightning Bella. Pictured with Glen is his wife, Diane.
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission passed regulations today that will allow Kentucky racetracks to offer pari-mutuel wagering on historic horse races - commonly known as Instant Racing. Governor Beshear and the members of the Commission are to be commended for working so diligently on behalf of our signature racing and breeding industries, and the 100,000 jobs they are responsible for providing. «Click Here for More Information «
KyQHA/AQHA Ride Kentucky...September 23-26, Mammoth Cave Horse Camp... «Click Here for More Information«SHOWMANSHIP & TRAIL CLINIC Sponsored by the Kentucky Quarter Horse Association Sturgis, KY, June 5, 2010 Participants: Clinicians: Christopher Luba, Colin Luba Showmanship, Trail2010 Kentucky Queen . . . Miss Ce Ce Partee «Click Here for More Information«Make Your Nominations for Year End Awards! Renew Your 2010 Memberships! Subject: Piro equine regulation updates Investigations into the occurrence of equine piroplasmosis, caused by Theileria (babesia) equi, continue and as of June 10 a total of 457 horses have been found positive to T. equi in the United States. In response to this prevalence of disease, the Office of the Kentucky State Veterinarian has implemented the following strategies to mitigate the identified risks:Entry requirements have been revised to require all Texas resident horses entering Kentucky to be accompanied with a negative test for equine piroplasmosis (cELISA for T.equi) and to have an Entry Permit issued by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture. The Office of the Kentucky State Veterinarian is continuing to allow the equine piroplasmosis test to be valid for up to 12 months for entry and is qualifying that horses that have been in Texas less than 30 days are not considered Texas resident equine and can enter or re-enter Kentucky without testing. These revised entry requirements are subject to change as the investigation(s) continues to mature. If you have competitors from Texas planning to enter competitions please make them aware of this information. Feel free to contact me should you have any questions. Thank you. Sheila Forbes KyQHA Launches First Class "FREE" Horse For Sale Advertising for KyQHA Members... «Click Here to View Current List of Horses For Sale« «Click Here to Get a Password to Post A Horse« «Click Here to Log in to Post a Horses For Sale« If you have any trouble getting a password, loging in or posting a horse, email me and tell me exactly what problem you are having. Email me at: qhdirect@frontiernet.netDave Whitney, Web Master New Beginnings Therapeutic Riding - Benefit with Josh Lyons...«Click Here for More Information« KyQHA Breeders' Incentive Fund (BIF) - 2010 Notification/Reminder/Requirements...« Click Here«
TO ALL THOSE DOING BUSINESS WITH KENTUCKY QUARTER HORSE ASSOCIATION In the fall of 2009 our address changed. Some of you who had printed off Breeders’ Incentive Fund forms earlier in the year have been using our old address. This has caused returned mail and questions as to the new address. In some cases, we have confirmed that mail has been lost. This is despite our filing with the appropriate post office an address change and request to forward mail to our new PO Box. When corresponding with the KyQHA please use the correct address: KyQHA Note all forms currently on the web site have the correct address indicated. So if you are sending to us 2010 related information, always print off the current form – not a form that you printed off months or a year ago and made photocopies. Our toll-free telephone number and fax number remain the same: 888-367-5742 (phone)888-641-3944 (fax) Thank you. |
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